GStreamer gst-plugins-good/rtph264depay/rtph265depay resource consumption
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in GStreamer and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component gst-plugins-good/rtph264depay/rtph265depay. The manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-18649. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability was found in GStreamer (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component gst-plugins-good/rtph264depay/rtph265depay. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
A flaw was found in the GStreamer gst-plugins-good package. The rtph264depay and rtph265depay RTP depayloader elements do not enforce a maximum size limit on the reassembly buffer used during fragmented RTP packet processing. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a continuous stream of RTP fragments without ever transmitting an end-of-fragment marker, causing the reassembly buffer to grow without bound until process memory is exhausted. This results in a denial of service through process termination.
The advisory is available at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-18649 since 08/03/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Resource consumptionCWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
08/03/2026 CVE reserved08/06/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/06/2026 VulDB entry created
08/06/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: access.redhat.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-18649 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-18649
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-386502
Entry
Created: 08/06/2026 09:44Changes: 08/06/2026 09:44 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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